Tabs
RUNAWAY TRAIN - Soul Asylum
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In the following transcription, the tabulature refers to guitar 1, which is
actually two guitars arranged for one.
Guitar 2 is shown as chords above the tab.(Both guitars are acoustic)
The chorus tabulature is played by a third guitar, an electric
The chord fingerings are as follows:
C majorC x-3-2-0-1-0
Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0
A minorAm x-0-2-2-1-0
G+G 3-2-0-0-3-3
FF 1-3-3-2-1-1
E minorEm 0-2-2-0-0-0
Intro: C majorC
e|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-----|
BB|----------|----5---5---5---|----3---3---3---|----1---1-------|----1-----1---|
G+G|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0-----0-|
D MajorD|--------3-|5-----5---5---5-|5\3---3---3---3-|2-----2---2-3---|2-------------|
A augmentedA|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E MajorE|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Verse 1:(Rhy.Fig.1)
C majorC Em/B
Call you up in the middle ....
e|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|------1-----1-----1-|(1)----------1-------|------1-----1-------------|
G+G|--------------0-----|-------0-------0---0-|----------------0---------|
D MajorD|----------------2---|-----2---2-------2---|------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|3-------------------|---------------------|2-------------------2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
A minorAm
-out a light__ you were there ...
e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
BB|--------------------|------1-----1-----0-|(0)---1--------------------|
G+G|(2)-----------------|--------------2-----|----------2----------------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------|----------------2---|-------------2---0h2---2p0-|
A augmentedA|----2-------2---0---|0-------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
G+G C majorC
I was a key that could use a ...
e|------3---3-----5-|(5)---5---3-------|-------------------10-|
BB|------------3-----|------------3-----|-------8----8---------|
G+G|0-------0-----0---|----0---0---------|--------------0-------|
D MajorD|------------------|--------------0---|10-------10-----10----|
A augmentedA|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Em/B
couldn't even sleep So many ...._
e|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|(10)-----10---10-------|
BB|--------8------------|----8---8--------|-----------------------|
G+G|------------9--------|----------0------|-------------------9---|
D MajorD|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|-----9-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
A minorAm G+G
Promised myself I ....
e|----8---8------10-|(10)---10-----10---8-----|----3-----3-----5-|
BB|----------10------|-------------------------|--3---------3-----|
G+G|-------------9----|-----9-------------------|0-------------0---|
D MajorD|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
FF G+G C majorC
I couldn't keep It seems noone ....
e|(5)---5---5-3-----|----------------|----3-3-----------|----3---3-------|
BB|--------------3---|----1-1---------|--3-------3-------|------1---------|
G+G|----0-------------|----2-2-0h2-----|0-------------0---|0---------0-----|
D MajorD|------------------|3-----------3---|------------------|------------0---|
A augmentedA|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
A minorAm FF E minorEm G+G
way out_ This time I have ....
e|----7---7-5-----|----5---6p5-----|3-----3-------|----3---3-----5-|
BB|------------5---|------------6---|--5-----5-----|----------3-----|
G+G|--------------5-|5-------------5-|----------4---|------0-----0---|
D MajorD|7---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.1)
e|(5)---5---5-3-----|
BB|------------------|
G+G|----0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
Chorus:(Rhy.Fig.2)
C majorC Em/B
Runaway train never going ....
e|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
BB|1---------------|(1)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
G+G|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
D MajorD|2---------------|(2)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------|
A augmentedA|3---------------|(3)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
A minorAm G+G
Seems like I should be ....
e|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|3---------------------|
BB|1-----------------------|(1)----------------|3---------------------|
G+G|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------|
D MajorD|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------|
A augmentedA|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|2---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|-------------------|3---------------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.2)
here nor there__
e|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------|
BB|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------|
G+G|(0)-----------------|(0)------------------|0------------------|
D MajorD|(0)-----------------|(0)------------------|0------------------|
A augmentedA|(2)-----------------|(2)------------------|2------------------|
E MajorE|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------|
2nd Verse:(w/Rhy.Fig.1)
Can you help me remember how to ...
e|-------------------10-|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|
BB|-----8------8---------|--------8------------|----8---8--------|
G+G|--------------0-------|------------9--------|----------0------|
D MajorD|10-------10-----10----|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|
A augmentedA|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
seem worthwhile? How on ...
e|(10)---10---10-----|----5---7-------7-|(7)---7---7-5-----|
BB|-------------------|------------------|--------------5---|
G+G|---------------9---|------------------|----5-----------5-|
D MajorD|-------------------|7-----------7-----|------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
Life's mystery seems so faded ...._
e|--7--------8---5-|(5)---5---3-------|----------------|------------------|
BB|----8---10-------|------------3-----|----1---1-------|(1)-------1-------|
G+G|0------------0---|----0---0-----0---|----------0---1-|------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|------------------|------------2---|----2---2-----2p0-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|3---------------|------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
I know what noone else knows Here I am ....
e|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
BB|----1---1-------|------------------|----1---1-----0-|(0)-1-------------|
G+G|----------0---2-|(2)---0-----------|----------2-----|------2-----------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------2---0---|------------2---|--------2-0h2-0---|
A augmentedA|2-----------2---|----2-------------|0---------------|------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
with a ticket for a runaway ....
e|----3---3-----5-|(5)---3---3-------|----5---6p5----|--7-----8p7------|
BB|----------3-----|------------3-----|------------6--|----8-------8----|
G+G|0-----------0---|----0---------0---|--------------5/7-----7-------7--|
D MajorD|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
and night, earth and ....._
e|--------3-------|----7-----7-5-----|----5---6p5-----|
BB|----3-----3-----|--------------5---|------------6---|
G+G|--5---5---------|----------------5-|5-------------5-|
D MajorD|5-----------5---|7-------7---------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|------------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|----------------|
just don't be-....
e|----3---3-------|----3---3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----|
BB|--5---5---5-----|------3---3-----|--------------3---|
G+G|------------4---|0-----------0---|----0---0---------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|------------------|
(Repeat chorus)
Interlude:(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - last 16 bars only)
e|---8-------------10-|(10)---------------|--------------10-|(10)---10---10---|
BB|-----8----8---------|--------8----------|----8---8--------|-----------------|
G+G|------------0-------|------------9------|----------0------|---------------9-|
D MajorD|10-----10-----10----|-----10---------10-|9-----9-----9----|-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----8---8------10-|(10)---10---10-8---|--7-----3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----|
BB|--10-------10------|-------------------|----8-----3-----|--------------3---|
G+G|9-------------9----|-------------------|0-----0-----0---|----0---0---------|
D MajorD|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
e|--5---6p5----|--7-----8p7-----|--------3-------|----7---7-5-----|
BB|----------6--|----8-------8---|----3-----3-----|------------5---|
G+G|------------5/7-----7-------7-|--5---5---------|--------------5-|
D MajorD|-------------|----------------|------------5---|7---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|--5---6p5-----|--3-----3-------|--7-----3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3---|
BB|----------6---|----5-----------|----8-----3-----|----------------|
G+G|----5-------5-|------4-----4---|------0-----0---|----0---0-----0-|
D MajorD|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3rd Verse
C majorC Em/B
Bought a ticket for a ....
e|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
G+G|0-----------------------|(0)-------------|0-------------------|
D MajorD|2-----------------------|(2)-------------|2-------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----------------------|(3)-------------|2-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
A minorAm
laughin' at the rain A augmentedA little .....
e|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
BB|-----------------------|------1-------0-|(0)-1-----1-------|
G+G|(0)--------------------|----2-----------|------2-----2---0-|
D MajorD|(2)--------------------|--2-------------|--------2-----2---|
A augmentedA|(2)--------------------|0---------------|------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
It's just easier than ....
e|----------------3-|(3)-------3---------|
BB|------3---3-------|------3-----3-------|
G+G|------------0-----|----0---0-----------|
D MajorD|--------0-----0---|----------------0---|
A augmentedA|------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|3-----------------|--------------------|
(Repeat chorus twice)
Outro:(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - first 4 bars only, until end)
C majorC Em/B
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
BB|----5---5---5---|----3-----1-----|----1---1-------|------------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|----------0---2-|(2)---0-----------|
D MajorD|------5---5---5-|5\3---3-2---2-0-|----------------|----------2---0---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|2-----------2---|----2-------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A minorAm G+G
e|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|(3)-------3-------|
BB|----0---0-----1-|(1)-------------|----3---3-------|------3-----3-----|
G+G|----------2-----|----------------|------0---0-----|------------------|
D MajorD|------------2---|----0-0h2-0-----|------------0---|----0---3-----0---|
A augmentedA|0---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
C majorC Em/B
e|-----------------10-|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|
BB|-----8----8---------|--------8------------|----8---8--------|
G+G|------------0-------|------------9--------|----------0------|
D MajorD|10-----10-----10----|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|
A augmentedA|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A minorAm
e|(10)-------10-------|----8---8------10-|(10)---10---10------|
BB|-------8------8-----|----------10------|---------------10---|
G+G|----------------0---|9------------9----|-----9--------------|
D MajorD|-----9--------------|------------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
G+G fade out
e|----3---3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----|
BB|------3---3-----|--------------3---|
G+G|------------0---|----0---0---------|
D MajorD|----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|
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group: Soul Asylum
song: Runaway Train (Intro Lick)
album:Grave Dancers Union
My first attempt at posting, so please be kind.
I did this by memory of the song, and not by comparison with a CD
At least this is better than no intro at all!
Intro:
E--------4---4------------2---2------------0---0---------0---4--0-
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G------4---4---4-4------2---2---2-2------1---1---1-1---1---1------
D----6-------------6--4-------------4--2-------------2------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
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